AT&T workers on strike across the country

PostedMay 20, 2017

"We are not engaged in a productive exchange here".

Union workers at the AT&T call center in Davenport have joined thousands of fellow employees in a nationwide strike. Master said the company had rebuffed a request for data that would clarify the extent of the practice and other changes to its workforce.

Picketers were also at the retail stores in Boardman and Niles.

"A strike is in no one's best interest, and it's baffling as to why union leadership would call one when we're offering terms in which our employees in these contracts - some of whom average from $115,000 to $148,000 in total compensation - will be better off financially", Richter said.

It's now in AT&T's hands to stand with workers or at 3 p.m.

The union says it wants a wage increase bigger than the two percent annual raise that AT&T offered and tighter job security protections, among other things.

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The company maintains a highly punitive sick leave and time-off policy, which can lead quickly to termination for employees unless their sickness is covered under the Family and Medical Leave Act.

We're proud to be a union-friendly employer, with more full-time, union-represented employees than any company in America. CEO Randall Stephenson got a raise of several million dollars previous year, bringing his personal take-home pay up to $28.4 million in 2016.

Managers across the country have been spreading misinformation and threatening workers with discipline if they participate in the strike, so strong community and labor support on the picket lines will be essential if a walkout occurs. One of its rivals, T-Mobile, is strictly wireless, which some analysts say gives it an advantage in a rapidly approaching future in which many customers will receive both phone and video service over wireless networks alone. It is awaiting Justice Department approval for its proposed acquisition of Time Warner.

In a statement, AT and T said it had contingencies to serve customers if the strike were to continue beyond Monday.

Out on Long Island, Teamsters Local 812 members went on strike April 23, when the company cut drivers' wages by 30% and ended the workers' pension. This company made $13 billion in profits previous year, but is now denying its workers, who are making this company so profitable, the contract they deserve.

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